Raise

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004680",
  "term": "Raise",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A vertical or steeply inclined underground opening excavated from a lower level to a higher level in a mine. Raises are created to provide ventilation, a pathway for moving ore or waste rock, or as a means of access for personnel and materials between different mine levels. This excavation is the opposite of a shaft, which is sunk from the surface downward, or a winze, which is sunk from one underground level to another.",
  "subject": "Metallurgy",
  "translations": {
    "de": "heben",
    "es": "elevar",
    "fr": "lever"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/raise/"
}